re·sis·tance /rɪˈzɪstəns/
1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
synset: resistance, opposition
2. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
synset: resistance
3. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
synset: electric_resistance, electrical_resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic_resistance
4. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
synset: resistance
5. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
6. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
synset: resistance
7. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
synset: underground, resistance
8. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
synset: resistance
9. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
synset: resistance
10. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
11. group action in opposition to those in power
synset: resistance
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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